Excavators For Hire

Reliable Excavators For Every Project.

Donnelley Hire offers a full fleet of excavators ranging from 1.7 T mini-units up to 25 T heavy excavation machines, all ready for hire with or without attachments. Our 1.7 T minis are ideal for tight-access job sites. They come equipped with a 900 mm mud bucket, 300 mm and 450 mm digging buckets, and a single-tyne ripper for edge trimming or root removal. At the top end, our 23T crawler excavators are built for bulk earthworks, civil construction, and demolition, robust, powerful, and engineered for high-production digging and loading.

For mid-tier projects, our 8T, 13T–14.5 T excavators strike the perfect balance between manoeuvrability and digging strength. These machines excel in detailed earthworks, trenching, and small-scale demolition. Whether you’re working on foundations, road entries, or detailed excavation tasks. Their tracked undercarriage ensures stable, efficient digging in soft, uneven or sloped terrain.

Complementing our machines is a wide array of attachments tailored to your specific job:

  • Auger drives and bits (incl. direct-rock and combo versions) for fence or post-hole drilling,

  • Compaction wheels for backfill trench stability,

  • Sieve buckets that separate soil from debris for cleaner reuse,

  • Tilt buckets (up to ~45° tilt) perfect for slope profiling and trench shaping,

  • Hydraulic grabs, block grabs, hammers, and 5 T mower heads for demolition, material handling, brush clearing, and stump removal  .

We also provide the Brokk 110 remote-controlled robotic excavator. A compact powerhouse tailored for demolition and work in confined or hazardous spaces where traditional machines can’t safely reach. At Donnelley Hire, our team is available 24/7 to advise on the best machine-attachment combos, provide after-hours support, and ensure scheduled servicing or emergency maintenance. With fast delivery from our Wollongong or Nowra depots, you’ll get the right gear, on time, with full technical backup—no matter how big or tight your project is.

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GET THE RIGHT ATTACHMENT FOR THE JOB

Maximise the performance of your excavator or skid steer with the right attachment for every earthmoving task. From auger drives and hydraulic grabs to tilt buckets, rippers, and sieve buckets, our attachment range is designed to help you dig, rip, shift, clear, and compact with precision. Whether you’re trenching, backfilling, profiling, or cleaning up, we’ve got heavy-duty options to suit any ground conditions and job size. Available for hire with or without a machine, Donnelley Hire’s attachments give you the flexibility to get more done, faster.

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WET OR DRY HIRE
YOUR OPERATOR OR OURS

Whether you’re after a skilled operator or just the machine, we’ve got flexible hire options to suit the way you work. Our wet hire service gives you access to experienced, ticketed operators who know how to get the most out of our gear — ideal for busy job sites, civil contracts, or when you need someone who can jump straight in and deliver.

Prefer to use your own team? All our machines are available for dry hire, fully serviced and ready to go, with the attachments you need to get the job done. From short-term weekend work to long-term civil projects, we’ll build a hire package around your timeframe and job scope — and back it with local support every step of the way.

Book Now — contact our Wollongong or Nowra teams to check availability and get a quote today.

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